ISO 26262 Jobs

ISO 26262
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring ISO 26262 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited ISO 26262 over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 732 707 789
Rank change year-on-year -25 +82 +228
Permanent jobs citing ISO 26262 37 59 226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.057% 0.088% 0.21%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.34% 0.62% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 32 42 20
10th Percentile £40,100 £47,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £47,188 £52,500 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £56,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -5.42% -
75th Percentile £73,438 £71,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £94,250 £73,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £56,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.20% -5.42% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

ISO 26262 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 10,823 9,442 20,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.57% 14.14% 19.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4,307 6,755 10,446
10th Percentile £33,200 £28,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,688 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.38% - +5.26%

ISO 26262
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO 26262 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO 26262 in the UK

ISO 26262
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISO 26262.

Salary trend for ISO 26262 in the UK

ISO 26262
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISO 26262 over the 6 months to 23 January 2025.

Salary histogram for ISO 26262 in the UK

ISO 26262
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO 26262 within the UK over the 6 months to 23 January 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -1 37 £58,000 +2.20% 10
UK excluding London -24 37 £58,000 +2.20% 10
South East -7 14 £47,500 -13.64% 2
Midlands -19 14 £52,500 -13.22% 2
West Midlands -31 14 £52,500 -13.22%
East of England -12 7 £70,000 -22.22% 5
Work from Home +39 6 £70,000 +19.66% 3
North of England +9 2 - -
North West - 2 - -

ISO 26262
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 29 (78.38%) Simulink
2 14 (37.84%) Stateflow
3 5 (13.51%) CANalyzer
4 3 (8.11%) Windchill
5 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (2.70%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 13 (35.14%) Ethernet
2 11 (29.73%) FlexRay
3 3 (8.11%) J1939
Development Applications
1 7 (18.92%) JIRA
2 4 (10.81%) Jenkins
3 3 (8.11%) Git
4 2 (5.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (5.41%) CANoe
4 2 (5.41%) LabVIEW
4 2 (5.41%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (2.70%) Subversion
General
1 34 (91.89%) Automotive
2 15 (40.54%) Electronics
2 15 (40.54%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.81%) Aerospace
4 3 (8.11%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (5.41%) Legal
6 1 (2.70%) Advertising
6 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Senior
2 12 (32.43%) Embedded Engineer
3 10 (27.03%) Systems Engineer
4 7 (18.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 7 (18.92%) Software Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Project Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Senior Software Test Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Senior Test Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Software Test Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Test Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Control Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Firmware Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Firmware Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Software Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Software Development Manager
7 1 (2.70%) Software Manager
7 1 (2.70%) Software Quality Manager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (35.14%) Algorithms
2 3 (8.11%) CAN bus
3 2 (5.41%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (5.41%) Mobile App
3 2 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Embedded Linux
1 4 (10.81%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (67.57%) Software Testing
2 21 (56.76%) Validation
3 20 (54.05%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 15 (40.54%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (29.73%) Computer Science
5 11 (29.73%) SDLC
6 10 (27.03%) Embedded Software Development
7 9 (24.32%) Software Engineering
8 7 (18.92%) Agile
8 7 (18.92%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (18.92%) Unit Testing
9 6 (16.22%) Data Analysis
9 6 (16.22%) FMEA
9 6 (16.22%) Regulatory Compliance
9 6 (16.22%) Requirements Management
9 6 (16.22%) Systems Engineering
10 5 (13.51%) Issue Tracking
10 5 (13.51%) Mathematics
10 5 (13.51%) Software Architecture
10 5 (13.51%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (83.78%) MATLAB
2 11 (29.73%) C
3 4 (10.81%) C++
4 3 (8.11%) Embedded C
4 3 (8.11%) Python
5 2 (5.41%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (62.16%) Degree
2 11 (29.73%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (32.43%) AUTOSAR
2 11 (29.73%) Automotive SPICE
3 6 (16.22%) MISRA
3 6 (16.22%) MISRA C
4 5 (13.51%) HAZOP
5 1 (2.70%) ISO 15765
5 1 (2.70%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (24.32%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (10.81%) IBM